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| Hemilepidotus | |
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| H. hemilepidotus, the red Irish lord, is the type species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Hemilepidotidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898[1] |
| Genus: | Hemilepidotus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Cottus hemilepidotus Tilesius, 1811 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hemilepidotus, the Irish lords, is a genus of ray-finned fishes and the only member of the family Hemilepidotidae.[2][3] These fishes are found in the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent regions of the Arctic Ocean.[4]
They were previously placed as the subfamily Hemilepidotinae in the family Agonidae, the poachers and sea ravens.[2] However, a 2026 study found it to form a distinct clade with Nautichthys and Hemitripteridae, and morphologically distinct enough to deserve its own family.[5]
Species
[edit]There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[4][6]
- Hemilepidotus gilberti D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Gilbert's Irish lord)
- Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus (Tilesius, 1811) (Red Irish lord)
- Hemilepidotus jordani T. H. Bean, 1881 (Yellow Irish lord)
- Hemilepidotus papilio (T. H. Bean, 1880) (Butterfly sculpin)
- Hemilepidotus spinosus Ayres, 1854 (Brown Irish lord)
- Hemilepidotus zapus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (Longfin Irish lord)[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hemilepidotidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2026). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hemilepidotus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ Vandenberg, Megan L.; Heiple, Zach; Kolmann, Matthew A.; Buser, Thaddaeus; Summers, Adam P.; Meléndez-Vazquez, Fernando; Arcila, Dahiana; Maslenikov, Katherine P.; Tornabene, Luke (2026-04-01). "Phylogenomics of poachers (Agonidae) and the evolution of armor in cottoid fishes (Perciformes: Cottoidei)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 217 108552. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2026.108552. ISSN 1055-7903.
- 1 2 Tokranov, AM; Orlov, AM; Sheiko, BA (2003). "Brief review of the genera Hemilepidotus and Melletes (Cottidae) and some traits of the biology of a new species for Russia Hemilepidotus zapus from Pacific waters of the northern Kurils". Journal of Ichthyology. 43 (3): 333–49.
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